The Preamble to my Constitution does not read "We the insects, reptiles
and rodents of the United States...do hereby ordain". My Constitution
still reads "We, the people of the United States..."

However, in the parlance of the radical left wind extremists in the endangered
species movement, "We the people" has become an anachronism.

Further, my constitution guarantees the God-given right to life and the
natural right to property for all Americans. However, in violation of
sacred trusts guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution: Tom Craven, 30, Devin
Weaver, 21, Jessica Johnson, 19, and Karen Fitzpatrick, 18, lie dead today.
Most certainly they are victims of an unconstitutional law (the Endangered
Species Act) that has placed protection of a few fish identified as "endangered
species" above human life itself.

Insanity must rule in the halls of Congress to openly condone such a
blatant violation not only of the U.S. Constitution, which all congressmen
swore to uphold, but every moral law in the universe. The cause of these
tragic deaths began with a 25-acre forest fire in the early morning of
July 10, near the Chewuch River, in Washington State's Northern Cascade
Range. Under the authority of the Endangered Species Act, the Chewuch
River has been identified as the "protected" home of several
species of salmon and trout.

A massive cover-up of the incident followed for the next three weeks.
The only electronic news media today that will mention it is Fox News.
Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth (the big boss) said he heard "a
whisper" of the incident on Monday, July 30, twenty days later.

The rest of the story now reveals that at 5:30 a.m. on July 10, the fire
protection authorities near the Chewuch River ordered a helicopter water
drop to douse the 24-acre fire. What ensued was a debate between fire
protection authorities and endangered species representatives lasting
for many hours. The endangered species people objected to the water drop,
arguing that some three fish types, identified as endangered, might be
dipped up in the water by the helicopters and taken to douse the fire.

By the time the first water arrived at 3 p.m., some 81/2 hours later,
the fire had extended to the point that shortly thereafter it 'exploded'
and the original 25-acre fire swept to 2,500 acres within three hours.

By 5:25 p.m. all four firefighters were dead.

For years, an expired Endangered Species Act has not been renewed after
its mandated ten years of existence nor has the concept been abolished.
The week leadership of both parties in Congress is afraid to renew the
act and terrified of abolishing it. The greens (Watermelon Marxists) have
intimidated them into inaction. The courts are treating the law case by
case, mainly on issues involving property rights.

Hundreds upon hundreds of property rights cases involving the Endangered
Species Act exist. However, courts have turned a blind eye to the rights
of the property owner. But now human life has been taken.

The Endangered Species Act, passed originally to save America's Symbol
of Liberty, the bald eagle, has been reduced to nothing more than an oppressive
weapon to abuse the American people. The law has taken on a God-like aura
protecting species as yet undiscovered.

The bald eagle has been saved. Congress must act to kill this venomous
snake, the Endangered Species Act, that lies in wait to destroy not only
American property rights, but now even life itself.

Ralph Hostetter serves on the Board of Directors of the Free Congress
Foundation.